oh today was fun! this morning i was very lucky to attend the press junkets for the upcoming film
a scanner darkly - directed by the amazing
richard linklater (love
slacker - 'scanner' was shot in austin too!) it stars
keanu reeves,
winona ryder,
rory cochrane,
robert downey jr, &
woody harrelson - it's an adaptation of sci-fi writer philip k dick's 1977 novel which deals with drug use in a modern police surveillance state - pretty heady stuff - all very cool - it's interesting to note that the tale was set seven years ahead in the future - so if you add 7 years to 1977...you get the always ominous 1984!
the film was first shot in low-budget live action - the footage was then put through a very long advanced animation process ( aka interpolated rotoscoping) to give the film an amazing live/animated painted look - the film is simply brilliant looking! linklater also used this technique in 2001's
waking life which you haven't already seen i highly recommend you do...i will write a review of 'scanner' as its july 7th release draws closer!
i was pretty excited to see keanu & winona along with richard discuss & answer questions about the film in a fairly intimate setting - keanu seemed chill & relaxed and even cracked a few jokes - he was unshaven and very tall & super sexy! winona was just down right adorable (she kept tucking her hair behind her ears) she is working on a new film called
sex & death 101 that reunites her with
daniel waters - the man behind 1989's beloved
heathers - she even mentioned the possibility of a sequel to 'heathers' - we all must seriously keep our fingers crossed on that front! but she did promise this latest waters film is twisted & dark - just like we like it! 'scanner' also reunites ms. ryder with mr. reeves who did their costumed turn in
bram stoker's dracula (kinda awful) - when ryder left we exchanged a cool smile moment - i love so many of her films - it was great to finally see her in person! oh i still adore
beetlejuice - i can watch that movie over & over again!
gosh there so many old pairs coming back together again...like keanu w/
sandra bullock in
the lakehouse - someone even asked him a question on that...all i could think was stick to the film at hand people! anyways overall it was a great experience to further my appreciation of the film and i am actually reading dick's novel now - so i will be all geared up to review the film soon - for sure a thumbs up...popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
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I'm so looking forward to seeing ASD finally released, after all the delays and whatnot!
... and Mr Tall&Handsome seems to be on a roll lately, he's very laid back and accessible, major hotness still, right?